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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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“Electric cars will not save the climate. There are two major reasons for this: first, EVs are not going to reach the numbers required by 2050 to hit their needed contribution to net zero goals , and even if they did, a host of other personal, social and economic activities must be modified to reach the total net zero mark.

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Jaguar Land Rover EVs will ferry world leaders at UN climate summit – even with a snag [Update]

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UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. more… The post Jaguar Land Rover EVs will ferry world leaders at UN climate summit – even with a snag [Update] appeared first on Electrek. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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EGEB: Jaguar Land Rover EVs will ferry world leaders at crucial UN climate summit

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UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. more… The post EGEB: Jaguar Land Rover EVs will ferry world leaders at crucial UN climate summit appeared first on Electrek. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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Heat Pumps—The Well-Tempered Future of A/Cs

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Instead, he and others are trying to invent new climate-control technology that doesn’t further exacerbate the dangers facing the planet’s climate. Winners of the 2021 Global Cooling Prize—both heat pumps—reduce cooling’s climate impact by as much as 80 percent. Still, in the U.S.,

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EGEB: 3 countries to watch for big decisions at the Leaders Summit on Climate

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US-hosted Leaders Summit on Climate kicks off today. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Keep an eye on these three countries. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.

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Four Startups Aim to Change the Climate Tech Game

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Starting a company to develop an energy technology that fights climate change is hard—a lot harder than starting a software company. That’s what John Hennessy, Stanford professor (and former president) and chairman of Alphabet , told attendees at the Stanford Global Energy Forum , held in-person this month on the Stanford University campus.

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MIT analysis finds current EVs could replace ~90% of personal vehicles now on the road based on driver’s energy consumption

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A study by a team at MIT has concluded that roughly 90% of the personal vehicles on the road in the US could be replaced by an electric vehicle available on the market today, even if the cars can only charge overnight. Together, the two datasets encompass millions of trips made by drivers all around the country. Chang & Jessika E.

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